Ex-president urges India to intervene to end Maldives crisis

On Monday, MaldivesPresident Abdulla Yameen declared a 15-day state of emergency.

The crackdown on judges and the emergency came after the top court ordered release of Yameen's political rivals, besides enabling exiled politicians, including former president Mohammad Nasheed to take part in upcoming elections.

"Maldivians have had enough of this criminal and illegal regime", Nasheed said.

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"I have not anything to warrant my arrest".

The Maldives has experienced political unrest since Mohamed Nasheed, the island's first democratically-elected leader, was forced to quit amid a mutiny by police in 2012. It has shuttered parliament and resisted worldwide calls to respect the judicial order and restore democracy.

As India closely monitors the situation in Maldives, almost 30 years ago, it was the Indian government which solved the political crisis in the island nation and successfully foiled a coup to overthrow the then Maldivespresident Maumoon Abdul Gayoom.

In a statement, Department of State spokeswoman Heather Nauert said the United States "is troubled and disappointed" by reports of the state of emergency.

"The Maldivian government must uphold its obligations under global human rights law and not use measures adopted under the state of emergency as a justification for further human rights violations".

The U.S. National Security Council said it stands "with the people of Maldives".

"This [emergency] can not become a licence for further repression", Omar Waraich, the group's deputy South Asia director, said on Twitter.

According to industry estimates, around 60, 000 Indians travel to Maldives every year and October to March being the peak season now 4500 Indian tourists are estimated to be present at the island nation.

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